March 2, 2009

• Working in a lab has benefits. Not many but the ones it has are highly useful.

  Like free testing for everything you can think of in terms of clinical tests - and instant results as soon as the machine is done...

  I am also often used for tests that aren't clinical or aren't clinically available yet...I know much about my isoprostane level as well as my DNA damage levels - which means shit to most people but means I'm good with the oxidative stress.

  
  This also includes free DEXA scans if you're willing to be a guinea pig. So I keep decent tabs on my my bones - and will know well in advance if osteoporosis is coming (and it's why I eat stupid icky yogurt and shoot for three servings of dairy a day). It also gives a body composition - in terms of % fat and % lean...though I've been reading some things that say it's not as accurate as previously thought.

  My BMD is up from September - which is when I started eating stupid yogurt.

  My body fat percentage is down from a high of 46.6% in June of 2007. Of course, I'm still 37.6% fat which is horrifying to me. I am aiming for 25% fat or less personally....

  Maybe someday I'll splurge and do the ultra-accurate water float test thing...

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